Four Years of War: Ukraine Confronts a 'Baby Crisis' and Catastrophic Demographic Challenges

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Ukraine faces 'catastrophic' demographic crisis after 4 years of war

Newborn babies lie in their cots in a ward at the Kharkiv City Perinatal Center which did not stop working even after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Kharkiv on December 12, 2022. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)

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Firstpost•24-02-2026, 13:37

Ukraine faces 'catastrophic' demographic crisis after 4 years of war

•Ukraine's birth rate has plummeted, threatening its post-war viability and future workforce.
•In 2024, the mortality rate outpaced the birth rate by nearly 3 to 1; births dropped by 30% since 2021.
•The crisis is due to mass migration of women and children, military casualties, and the 'psychology of the bunker'.
•The Total Fertility Rate is estimated at 0.9-1.0, less than half of the 2.1 needed for population stability.
•Ukraine's government approved a Strategy for Demographic Development through 2040, focusing on societal improvements to encourage return.

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